Ethel Faulks

Mrs. Ethel Butler Faulks, age 100, died December 27, 2009 at Washington Rehab and Nursing Center in Chipley, FL. She was born December 8, 1909 in Vixen, LA to her late parents, Thomas Armstrong and Katie Lamore Hargrove Butler. Ethel was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in North Crossett, AK. She lived in Crossett, AK from 1937-1971, then moved to Monroe, LA, then to Vernon, FL in 1974-1993, at which time she moved to Gonzales, LA with daughter, Shirley till 2005, then completed her earthly life in Vernon, FL to be with her savior. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Dyke Faulks; brothers, William Howard Butler and Ivy Lee Butler; sisters, Willie Mae Butler Haddox and Bessie Mae Butler Watts. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Faulks Knight of Vernon, FL and Shirley Faulks Porter of Vernon, FL; one brother, Cecil Butler of Eatonton, GA; two grandchildren, Tammy Knight Maxwell and Challis Faith Porter Sanders; four great-grandchildren, Justin Miller, Amber Miller, John Robert Owens, David Lee Sanders; one great-great-grandchild, Gavin Ryder Owens; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Palestine Church and Cemetery in Vixen, LA. Family will receive friends from 1-2 PM at Palestine Church with Riser & Son Funeral Home directing.